I liked both your images and I voted them in my Favorites. I struggled because I am looking at the white clouds in both, blue sky and blue ocean, which I think get the blue color from the same atmospheric light scattering. But I probably analyzed it too deeply. As I said, I liked both your images so I did vote for both of them.

Jade O.Sep 12, 2016

Steve, I'm guessing ysal was referring to the Challenge definition: "...Photograph a scene that includes at least two unrelated items of the same color..." But even if he is, I give those definitions a wide interpretation (I figure someone's reasonable interpretation is as valid as mine) so this easily qualifies for me.

Lovely photo. Congrats on double top ten...again!

mrsawyerSep 12, 2016

Congrats on your double top ten.

Comments After End of ChallengeComments During Voting

mrsawyerSep 12, 2016

I feel like I've seen part of this scene in a previous challenge. The blues are quite a color match. I actually liked your open entry better.

LoSep 11, 2016

Certainly some vibrant colour pairings here. The detail is excellent. In my faves.

babysisterSep 11, 2016

This photo is good but a bit spoilt by your other one which is much more dramatic. Still well on theme.

jomariSep 10, 2016

Two sets of nice colour matches - earth/ sky - the other two planets. Top 5.

(I do prefer the shot in the open challenge to this one.)

forkcandles Sep 10, 2016

saw the colours straight away so well done

Jade O.Sep 10, 2016

Unlike so many this is tack sharp, wonderfully framed, great subject, and technically near perfect. Great sky and cloud, easily top 3. Where is this?

SteveBeeSep 9, 2016

Ysal: You consider a spherical model of the Earth to be the 'same object' as the actual sky? Strange. aoc46: "One of the colored items might or might not be the photo's main subject, but they should be prominent enough to be obvious to the viewer.." The reddish balls are irrelevant to meeting the theme requirements. Edited on Sep 9, 2016

ysalSep 9, 2016

Same comment as I left on your Open entry. I really like the shot. But I'm struggling to determine if this qualifies, since we are looking at the blueness of earth against blueness of the sky. It's like looking at the same object from two perspectives. Still a nice shot, so it's in my TT.

aoc46Sep 9, 2016

The coincidental globe-sky color match is good, but it's overwhelmed by the reddish balls, which I assume were deliberately intended to match by the designer. An exceptionally striking and well-executed shot, nonetheless.